[mythtv-users] $50 to Make My Serial IR Blaster Work

[Dave Pearson]

Dave Pearson wrote:
> Jeff Clark wrote:
>   
>> After reading just about everything online, compiling and re-compiling 
>> lirc and trying to stay sane, I really just want my IR blaster to 
>> work.  It's all that's left in getting my Mythbox ready to use.
>>
>> So if you can get it working on my machine, I'll pay you.  Seriously.
>>
>> The only other thing I ask is that it's documented exactly so that I 
>> can do it myself afterwards.
>>
>> I'm not even kidding.  I'll give you a login (there's absolutely 
>> nothing on my box besides Knoppmyth right now) and you can just have 
>> at it.
>>
>> The day you deliver the info, I plan on wiping the HD clean, 
>> reinstalling Knoppmyth and running your directions.  Just email me 
>> when you're done with the instructions on how to get it to work from a 
>> clean install and if I can get it to work with your instructions, I'll 
>> drop $50 into your PayPal account.
>>
>> Oh behalf of my girlfriend, my other geek friends and my co-workers -- 
>> who are ALL sick of hearing me talk about how I *think I might be 
>> close this time!* -- please.  And thank you.
>>
>> Please send me a message with questions or if you want to try to 
>> tackle it.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> My setup:
>> Knoppmyth (latest stable)
>> Serial IR blaster (from irblaster.info <http://irblaster.info>) on COM1
>> Motorola DCT700 input via coax to a PVR-150 (no blaster/receiver 
>> dongle for PVR-150)
>>
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> Hi Jeff,
>
> I literally got mine working last night after months of on-off trying - 
> the secret? I've just upgraded from kubuntu 7.10 to 8.04 and all the 
> support for it is built in, I just had to remove an old package that was 
> screwing things up (sudo apt-get --purge remove dkms).
>
> I now have myth changing channels on my Sky box and am able to schedule 
> recordings just as I can on the Freeview DVB-T cards.
>
> Regards,
> Dave.
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Something that might help, even if you don't change from knoppix to 
ubuntu, as knoppix is a debian derived distro, is this web page:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallLirc/Hardy

Regards,
Dave.
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